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Project by DocK16 posted 466 days ago 663 views 0 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I had put in several hours laying out and cutting this basket weave design on this goblet and was worried it would snap while turning the final narrow stem and was relieved when it didn’t. But when cutting the base from the remaining waste with a parting tool the base just exploded into 5 pieces losing one in the dust pile on the floor. Lesson: always check your turning stock for small cracks before puting in hours on a project even if it is just practice. I hope to post one in one piece in the coming days.

-- DocK, WV


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ChicoWoodnut

895 posts in 711 days


posted 466 days ago

Sorry Doc,

Sh…........... happens to the best work. I guess turning is even more risky than making things from parts.

Looks like a fine attempt though. I like the basket weave.

Good luck on the real thing!

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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Dan Pleska

109 posts in 857 days


posted 466 days ago

Sorry about that Doc. Better luck next time.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

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me2cyclops

6 posts in 476 days


posted 466 days ago

just look at it as an unplaned design change and turn a new base to complement the design…or… I made a ring holder that looks very similar to whats left turned upside down :)

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Colin

186 posts in 816 days


posted 466 days ago

No luck, I,m afraid that it happens to us all at one time or another!

Last week I thought I had almost finished carving an anniversay plate for a golden wedding, upon nearing completion the person I am making the plate for informed me that she gave me the wrong spelling for her mothers maiden name, it should have been MacLeod and not McLeod as I had carved.

At times like these we need to look on the bright side of life!

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

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MsDebbieP

14159 posts in 1056 days


posted 466 days ago

how are you going to save this?? The basket weave is amazing.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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rikkor

11335 posts in 770 days


posted 465 days ago

That is a shame. The top part looks excellent.

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Steelmum

347 posts in 858 days


posted 465 days ago

I like the make a new base idea. This is too beautiful to throw in the burn barrel.

-- Berta in NC

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7037 posts in 1195 days


posted 465 days ago

A beautiful piece.

It’s a dirty shame, but you should be able to make a new base though.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Greg Wurst

716 posts in 728 days


posted 465 days ago

I definitely think I’d turn a new base and glue it together.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

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trifern

7894 posts in 663 days


posted 465 days ago

I hate when that happens. The next one shouldn’t take as long and will probably be nicer. Things happen for a reason. The frustrating part is figuring out the reason. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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stanley2

278 posts in 691 days


posted 465 days ago

But isn’t that the point about practice – to be better coming out of it. I used to get one iron wood pen out of two because of flaking – can be frustrating.

-- Phil in British Columbia

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DAN

6446 posts in 879 days


posted 465 days ago

I agree with Greg. Make a base and glue them together. Good luck

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Damian Penney

1030 posts in 887 days


posted 465 days ago

Doh! :(

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 599 days


posted 465 days ago

Shame about that!

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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Douglas Krueger

379 posts in 619 days


posted 462 days ago

Turn a new base and center drill it to the same diameter as the spindle, I doubt you would even see the joint if the wood is a close match.

What you thought to be the ‘easy’ part turns out not to be so easy.

Chin up and on to the next woodworking experiment.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

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